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The Hurt/Comfort Meme

( Hurt/comfort is a fan fiction genre that involves the physical pain or emotional distress of one character, who is cared for by another character. The injury, sickness or other kind of hurt allows an exploration of the characters and their relationship. )

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1. INJURY. You've been injured. Broken bones or bleeding out or maybe just a tiny little papercut. The choice is yours.
2. SICKNESS. You're sick and laid up in bed, at home or in a hospital. The severity is up to you.
3. FEAR/ANXIETY. Something is happening and you're scared beyond belief.
4. LOSS OF SENSES. Sight, touch, taste, hearing, smell, etc. You've lost some important sense or ability and now you're left to deal with it.
5. DESPAIR. Nothing is good or right anymore and you can't shake the depression. Maybe that friend of yours can help though...
6. BREAKUP. You've been dumped. You need someone to comfort you, possibly by the one who dumped you.
7. MAKE UP. Fight or break up, it's time to makeup.
8. RESCUED. You've just been held captive and/or tortured for however long and finally, someone has come to the rescue.
9. BAD ROMANCE. Fight, cheated on, abused, whatever the case is, someone else can clearly see you need comfort from someone who isn't your terrible lover tonight.
10. LOSS. You've experience a loss of some kind and need help getting through it.
11. INSANITY. You're seeing things that aren't really there, hearing voices, or you're just convinced you're at your wit's end finally and you're going to crack. Maybe someone can give you a helping hand.
12. TIRED. You've had a heard life recently and you're just worn too thin to really care anymore. There's no fight left in you anymore. Can someone help change your mind?
13. ADDICTION. Drugs, alcohol, sex, gambling, or any other type of addiction has got you in its grasp. First time or relapse. Will someone be able to save you?
14. INSOMNIA. You can't sleep anymore, no matter how hard you try. Maybe someone can give you company.
15. NIGHTMARES. Or, on the other end of the spectrum, you can't sleep without gruesome, horrible nightmares. Either someone is stuck in your dream with you, witnessing it or they're just waking you up, soothing you out of it.
16. BLACKMAIL. You've been caught doing something you shouldn't and you were blackmailed because of it
17. SEPARATION. You're going to be separated for awhile or were separated for a long time. Either make up for lost time or try to spend every last moment together.
18. VIOLATED. You've been violated in some way. Can include sexual overtones or not. Can someone help you through it?
19. STRANDED. You've been stranded somewhere remote, with no help of anyone finding you for awhile. Can you survive this together?
20. SINS. You're feeling the weight of your sins and guilt clearer than ever. Can someone give you absolution or lessen the ache any?
21. SECRET. It's difficult having to keep that secret of yours, be it a relationship or something you just don't want to share with anybody else. Maybe it's okay to talk about it now though...
22. ADDITION. Babies should be joyous things unless you're in a situation where you know you won't be able to care for them. Either you've adopted or found out you're pregnant.

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[A small noise escapes his throat and he pulls her coffee away from her.]

Then you can't drink that! A lot of the time, headaches not related to illness are due to dehydration!

[He stands up again with her coffee in hand and goes to the lounge sink, pouring out the mug's contents before refilling it with cold water.]

[NEXT or not, it takes a very brave person to separate a TV producer from her caffeine!]

What are you doing?

[The answer had BETTER be 'Washing the mug before putting in more coffee.']

[Or a very stupid person. Luckily for Agnes, Keith is both! He finishes up and places the mug in front of her sternly.]

Getting some fluids into you, Ms. Agnes.

[Agnes arches an eyebrow at the water. She allows it to quake a moment and consider its sins - namely, not being coffee. Then, the full force of the glare turns to Keith. She's not sure whether to be amused or irritated.]

Am I being chided, Sky High?

[Because exactly who is in charge of who here?!]

[At the end, when the trumpets call and the angels pour from the Heavens do do battle with the Legions of Hell, when this world becomes a mass of dark fury writhing with thunder, lightning, fire, and flood, at the end of it all will be the unblinking, bone-chilling stare of Agnes.

Understandably, Keith takes a few steps back, hands raised in a gesture of peace. Perhaps if he makes himself appear harmless, she'll take pity on him.]

N-not at all, Ms. Agnes. I'm just...a bit worried? Is all. Yeah!

[He chuckles nervously and hopes he'll live to see tomorrow.]

[Honestly, how can a grown man look that much like a kicked puppy? Worried? About her? Keith's supposed to be concerned about stopping criminals and whatever other disaster-of-the week. Now the annoyance is with herself. A TV producer is self-reliant. It's unprofessional letting her demeanor slip like this!

Agnes rolls her eyes and takes a token sip of the water.]

There. Now you don't need to be worried.

[Never mind that there is no way that tiny sip did much good. She considers making a grab for the coffee pot anyway.]

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